Tina De Mola
| Tina De Mola | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
28 October 1923 Milan, Italy |
| Died |
18 April 2012 (aged 88) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actress |
Ernesta De Mola, best known as Tina De Mola (28 October 1923 - 18 April 2012), was an Italian actress, singer and television personality.
Life and career
Born in Milan, the daughter of a barber, after winning a contest for new voices in 1941 De Mola started her career as singer-actress with several avanspettacolo companies.[1] In 1942 she met Renato Rascel, and soon she became her wife and the primadonna in his revue company.[1] The same year she made her film debut, in Giacomo Gentilomo's Pazzo d'amore.[1] In 1946 De Mola participated to the Miss Italia beauty contest, getting the title of "Miss Sorriso D'Italia".[1] After working on stage with the companies led by Erminio Macario, Ugo Tognazzi and Mario Carotenuto, she successfully toured in South America with a show of Italian music.[1] Starting from 1955 she also became a main figure in the early Italian television, as hostess and soubrette in a number of variety shows.[1] De Mola and Rascel obtained the Roman Rota's annullment of marriage in 1963, and De Mola re-married in 1971.[1][2]
Selected filmography
- Pazzo d'amore (1942)
- Il vedovo allegro (1950)
- I pinguini ci guardano (1956)
- March's Child (1957)
- La sceriffa (1959)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano - Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- ↑ Andrea Garibaldi (6 November 2014). "Le "nozze simulate" di Gassman e i dodici anni d?attesa di Carolina Quelle unioni che la Chiesa cancella". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 30 June 2015.